Aerial map of the Florence Tech Park site north of Florence, Arizona, outlined in white with a label reading "The only place in Florence where a data center is permitted by right." Dobson Farms West and Dobson Farms East are marked in yellow and red to the southwest, SRP Copper Crossing and the SRP Abel Substation sit to the north, San Tan Valley is shaded blue to the northwest and Florence town limits are shaded green to the south and east.

Florence Data Center Committee Learns Where Data Centers Can Go and How the Town Can Regulate Them

Nick Kanavati Sep 30, 2026

Florence Tech Park (outlined in white) is the only place in Florence where a data center is…

Illustration of a house labeled “Microschool” beside signs reading “Allowed?”, “Special Permit?” and “Not Allowed?” The headline reads “Zoning Rules for Microschools Under Review.”

State 48 Microschool Permit Vote Delayed as County Weighs What Counts as a School

Nick Kanavati Sep 25, 2026

County supervisors delayed a vote on the State 48 Microschool permit to Nov. 18 while the school…

Employer’s own data center could be part of 4,696-acre industrial site along SR 79 under P&Z-recommended plan

Employer’s own data center could be part of 4,696-acre industrial site along SR 79 under P&Z-recommended plan

Nick Kanavati Sep 23, 2026

Nearly 4,700 acres of state land along SR 79 could become an industrial site where an employer…

Flock camera with an Apache Junction desert backdrop.

Apache Junction Surveillance Ordinance Would Make Employee Misuse a Crime

Nick Kanavati Sep 19, 2026

A proposed Apache Junction surveillance ordinance would make Flock camera misuse a crime. The council voted 7-0,…

Apache Junction Council Members Back Taking Stretch of SR 88 From ADOT

Apache Junction Council Members Back Taking Stretch of SR 88 From ADOT

Nick Kanavati Sep 17, 2026

Apache Junction could take over the stretch of State Route 88 running through town, ending waits of…

Police photo of Francisco Solano Jr., 18, the third suspect taken into custody after the Casa Grande shooting arrests.

Two teens arrested in Casa Grande shooting that wounded girl, 10; third suspect now in custody

Nick Kanavati Sep 17, 2026

Two teens, ages 15 and 16, have been arrested in the Sept. 14 shooting on Casa Grande…

Three people walking on a sidewalk at night beside a parked pickup truck, in surveillance video released by police after a Casa Grande shooting.

Girl, 10, wounded after shooting near Casa Grande high school district office; police seek to identify four

Nick Kanavati Sep 15, 2026

Three people walk along a sidewalk in surveillance video released by the Casa Grande Police Department. Police…

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